• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.61-71
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• 2021

Instant messengers are a means of communication for modern people and can be used with smartphones and PCs respectively or connected with each other. Messengers, which provide various functions such as message, call, and file sharing, contain user behavior information regarded as important evidence in forensic investigation. However, it is difficult to analyze as well as acquire smartphone data because of the security of smartphones or apps. However, messenger data can be extracted through PC when the messenger is used on PC. In this paper, we obtained the credential data of Wire messenger in Windows 10, and showed that it is possible to log-in from another PC without authentication. In addition, we identified and classified major artifacts generated based on user behavior.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.667-671
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• 2001

The Instant Messenger(IM) is the most popular personal communication tool today. IM is a tool that can substitute E-mail for a person, and can secure the user for a company. Further, it is claimed as it has a limitless potential. However, there has been several reports on security issues. It has known that the transmitting message is not secured for the attacks, and hacking tools has been developed. In addition, several reports has been made regards to the vulnerability. In other words, anyone can been through and manipulate the messages that are sent or received via IM. This is a barrier for the IM to be developed as a corporate's strategic tool, and furthermore, it will create serious personal privacy issue. IETF IMPP Working Group is preparing a standard mutual relationship between IM. However, it is complicated due to the American On-Lines's absence, whom has ensured the most number of IM users. There was a discussion only about the form of the transmitting data, but it is insufficient state to discuss the security service for general. In this paper, I design and implement the Secure Instant Messaging System, to solve the IM's vulnerability and the security issue presented above.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.357-364
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• 2001

The Instant Messenger(IM) is the most popular personal communication tool today. IM is a tool that can substitute E-mail for a person, and can secure the user for a company. Further, it is claimed as it has a limitless potential. However, there has been several reports on security issues. It has known that the transmitting message is not secured for the attacks, and hacking tools has been developed. In addition, several reports has been made regards to the vulnerability. In other words, anyone can peep through and manipulate the messages that are sent or received via IM. This is a barrier for the IM to be developed as a corporate's strategic tool, and furthermore, it will create serious personal privacy issue. IETF IMPP Working (:roup is preparing a standard mutual relationship between IM. However, it is complicated due to the American On-Lines's absence, whom has ensured the most number of IM users. There was a discussion only about the form of the transmitting data, but it is insufficient state to discuss the security service for general. In this paper, 1 design and implement the Secure Instant Messaging System, to solve the IM's vulnerability and the security issue presented above.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.21-40
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• 2011

Emoticons perform an important role as an enhancement to written communication, in areas such as Windows Live Messenger instant messaging, e-mails, mobile Short Message Services (SMS), and others. Emoticons are graphic images used in communications to indicate the feelings of people exchanging messages via mobile technology. In this research, the perceived usefulness of the emoticon in mobile phone text messages is verified with consumers using the five construct model of Huang. A K-means clustering technique for separating three groups based on levels of perceived usefulness of mobile emoticons is used with a structural equation model test using Smart PLS 2.0, and the bootstrap re-sampling procedure. We analyzed relationships among use of emoticons, enjoyment, interaction, information richness, and perceived usefulness. The results show there are relationships among use of emoticons, enjoyment, interaction, perceived usefulness, and information richness, however enjoyment of emoticons did not significantly affect the perceived usefulness of messages with emoticons alone. The results suggest emoticons have different affects on emotion in both mobile, and Messenger contexts. Our study did not consider more detailed media properties, and thus more studies are needed. Our research results contribute to mobile communication activation, provides companies with an understanding of key characteristics of consumers who use emoticons, and provides useful implications for improving management and marketing strategies.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.405-415
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• 2020

With the increase in smartphone user, mobile forensics has become an essential element in modern digital forensic investigation. Mobile messenger data is very important data in mobile forensics because it can acquire information such as user's life pattern and mental state. In order to analyze messenger data, a decryption technique of an encrypted messenger data is required. Since most messengers provide a message deleting function, a technique for recovering deleted messages is required. WeChat Messenger, a messenger used by about 1 billion people around the world, uses IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) information to encrypt data and provides message deletion function. In this paper, we propose a data decryption method in the absence of IMEI information and propose a method for recovering deleted messages using FTS (Full Text Search) database created for full-text search function of SQLite database.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.955-958
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• 2006

초고속인터넷이 널리 보급되면서 최근 메신저 서비스(Messenger Service)를 이용하는 사용자가 폭발적으로 증가하고, 해킹 기술의 발달로 인하여 메신저를 통하여 전달되는 메시지들이 악의의 사용자에게 쉽게 노출될 수 있는 가증서도 커지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 인스턴트 메신저의 안전한 통신을 위해 인증서를 이용한 인스턴트 메신저 프로토콜에 대해 설계하였다. 또한 메신저 서비스에서의 메시지 보안을 구현함에 있어서 공개키 암호 알고리즘의 연산수행시간을 단축하기 위해 ElGamal 방식의 ECC(Elliptic Curve Cryptography) 알고리즘을 사용하고, 사용자 그룹 단위의 암호화를 위해 그룹별로 타원곡선과 그 위에 있는 임의의 점을 선택하여 다른 그룹과 구별하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.871-873
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• 2004

인스턴트 메신저는 데스크탑 PC뿐 아니라 PDA, 핸드헬드 PC 같은 개인용 무선정보기기에서도 활발하게 이용되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 메신저가 데스크탑 환경을 고려한 기능을 그대로 사용하기 때문에 이동성이 있는 무선 환경에서는 활용성이 떨어지고, 사용하기에 불편한 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 리눅스 환경에서 사용자 음성인증로그인, RF 모듈을 이용한 자리비움 자동변환, 단문메시지서비스(Short Message Service) 등 무선 환경에서 필요한 기능을 제공하여 사용자 편리성을 제고한 무선 인스턴트 메시징 시스템의 설계와 구연에 대해 기술한다. 구현된 시스템은 과일전송과 단문메시지서비스를 위한 재버(Jabber) 기반의 프록시와 SMS 송신모듈을 갖는 서버와 USM(Ubiquitous, Smart, Mobile) 클라이언트로 구성된다. USM 클라이언트는 본 논문에서 라이트 XML 파서를 내장하여 메시지 통신시 클라이언트의 작업량을 크게 줄여 우선 클라이언트 프로그램의 최적화를 꾀하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.39-42
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• 2003

A community can have a physical presence or can be formed from a group of people who communicate remotely via a conference call, a fixed Internet chatroom or instant message solution and most recently, a mobile handset. The mobile handset gives community members the advantage over fixed line or physical communities that they are not constricted by time or place as to when they can communicate with any members of their community. Operators, riding on the back of the SMS boom, are deploying community applications to increase both average revenue per user and customer loyalty. The purpose of this study is to find the effects of the characteristics of mobile community on the consumers'satisfaction and loyalty so that operators'participation in mobile community could be enhanced. A general model for the study was proposed with three independent variables. The variables are community usability(dialog and social support, information design, navigation, access), community sociability (purpose, people, policies), and mobile community content(location, personalization, immediacy, availability).

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.30-31
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• 2013

In the recent years, as smart phones popularized, the number of people who use IMS (instant messaging service) and SNS (social network service) rapidly has increased as the usage of SMS (short message service) relatively decreased. That is why this thesis suggests a contact control service based on Android. It contains an inducing function that calls acquaintances, which were given a score based on the level of familiarity from saved contacts and call logs. And it provides an overall ranking of call log in order to grasp frequently called people. This developed system was tested on Samsung Galaxy S2 and LG Optimus LTE / Android 2.2 which were the main smart phone models.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.1043-1046
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• 2005

컴퓨터와 네트워크의 보급이 일반화되면서 인터넷을 통한 정보전달이 일상생활처럼 되고 있다. IDC 보고서에 따르면 2003년 전 세계적으로 1억 3천명 정도가 무료 메신저를 사용하고 있으며 이중 8천만 명 정도는 매일 메신저를 이용하고 있는 것으로 나타났고 메신저의 사용은 앞으로 점점 늘어날 것으로 전망된다. PKI를 사용한 암호화 기술은 인터넷에서 접근 통제, 인증, 기밀성, 무결성, 부인거절 등의 서비스들을 제공할 수 있는 공개키 기반 구조를 발달시켜왔다. 통신의 주체가 되는 각각의 클라이언트들 간의 통신과 Server와 Client의 통신에 있어 악의적인 침입에 의한 정보누출이 문제가 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제의 해결방안으로 환경에 적합한 PKI(공개키 기반 구조)를 이용한 인증 시스템을 설계하였다.